Nanoose
04-07-2012, 06:11 PM
I've got a 1955 Series 1, 86" as my daily driver. It has the usual things that make life interesting but I've been pretty fortunate thus far in avoiding major fixes - but I think that's about to change.
I check and change fluids pretty religiously. When coming home from work one evening I heard a bit more drive train whine than I'm used to (nothing extreme) so crawled under today to take a look. I drained and replaced the front diff and all was ok. Then looked at the rear. Uh-oh. Steady drip. At first I thought it was from the drain plug but then I noticed this...It looks like something has gone through the case from the inside.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0543.jpg
I opened the drain plug and very little came out but these two little pieces fell out too. I'm guessing this isn't a good sign ?:)
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0550.jpg
Here's a front shot of the diff. - can anyone identify it off the top of their head? Yes, I'm being lazy...
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0547.jpg
Questions:
1.) Is rebuilding this difficult, am I better off just taking it to a shop?
2.) Is it better to replace the diff with something else, if so, what?
3.) Can the case simply be welded (assuming I can fix the innards)?
Advice is always appreciated!
Many thanks,
Dave
I check and change fluids pretty religiously. When coming home from work one evening I heard a bit more drive train whine than I'm used to (nothing extreme) so crawled under today to take a look. I drained and replaced the front diff and all was ok. Then looked at the rear. Uh-oh. Steady drip. At first I thought it was from the drain plug but then I noticed this...It looks like something has gone through the case from the inside.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0543.jpg
I opened the drain plug and very little came out but these two little pieces fell out too. I'm guessing this isn't a good sign ?:)
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0550.jpg
Here's a front shot of the diff. - can anyone identify it off the top of their head? Yes, I'm being lazy...
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/DSCI0547.jpg
Questions:
1.) Is rebuilding this difficult, am I better off just taking it to a shop?
2.) Is it better to replace the diff with something else, if so, what?
3.) Can the case simply be welded (assuming I can fix the innards)?
Advice is always appreciated!
Many thanks,
Dave